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  • Closes C-API tracking: missing Stable ABI functions in crates/capi #8156

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Implements PyList_GetItem with borrowed-reference semantics. Invalid indices raise IndexError; non-list inputs preserve the error produced by RustPython's existing list cast. This is one item tracked by #8156, so the issue remains open.

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The change adds the exported PyList_GetItem C API. It returns a borrowed pointer for a valid list index. Invalid indices and non-list inputs produce errors. Tests cover valid access and these error cases.

Changes: List item access

Layer / File(s) Summary
Add and validate list item access
crates/capi/src/listobject.rs
Adds PyList_GetItem, which returns the existing item pointer without incrementing its reference count. Tests cover valid indices, negative and out-of-range indices, empty lists, and non-list inputs.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Feature

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  • C-API tracking: missing Stable ABI functions in crates/capi #8156 tracks missing Stable ABI functions in crates/capi, including PyList_GetItem. This change adds that function.

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The new PyList_GetItem accessor works for valid indices, but it differs slightly from CPython on error types for non-list input. The invalid-index test also does not yet check the exception state. These are small follow-ups, so the change is mergeable with owner awareness.

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Nitpick comments: 2
crates/capi/src/listobject.rs: 2

195-198: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Quick win

Assert the reference count in the get_item_borrowed test.

The test checks only the returned pointers. PyList_GetItem returns a borrowed reference and leaves the item's count unchanged. A future change that adds a reference to the returned item would still pass these assertions. Read each item's reference count before its successful lookup, then check that the count is unchanged afterward.

If the items are small cached integers, a count change may not be visible. In that case, use fresh, non-cached items in this test.

Suggested test change
             let first = list.get_item(0).unwrap();
             let last = list.get_item(1).unwrap();
+            let first_refcnt = unsafe { pyo3::ffi::Py_REFCNT(first.as_ptr()) };
+            let last_refcnt = unsafe { pyo3::ffi::Py_REFCNT(last.as_ptr()) };
 
             assert_eq!(
                 unsafe { super::PyList_GetItem(list.as_ptr().cast(), 0) },
                 first.as_ptr().cast::<super::PyObject>()
             );
+            assert_eq!(unsafe { pyo3::ffi::Py_REFCNT(first.as_ptr()) }, first_refcnt);
             assert_eq!(
                 unsafe { super::PyList_GetItem(list.as_ptr().cast(), 1) },
                 last.as_ptr().cast::<super::PyObject>()
             );
+            assert_eq!(unsafe { pyo3::ffi::Py_REFCNT(last.as_ptr()) }, last_refcnt);
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Review comment at @crates/capi/src/listobject.rs around lines 195 - 198:
Update the `get_item_borrowed` test to verify that each item's reference count
is unchanged across a successful `PyList_GetItem` lookup, in addition to
checking the returned pointer. Use fresh, non-cached items if small cached
integers could hide a reference-count change.

203-204: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Assert the pending IndexError for invalid list indices.

The test checks only that PyList_GetItem returns null for index -1 and index 2. It does not check the exception state. A change that returns null without setting IndexError would still pass this test.

Add an error-state check to the invalid-index path. Place it before any other call that depends on the thread's exception state, so the check covers one call. Confirm how the test leaves no pending exception behind before it ends. The inspected crates/capi source does not show a clearing function.

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Review comment at @crates/capi/src/listobject.rs around lines 203 - 204:
Update the invalid-index checks around PyList_GetItem to verify that each call
returns null and sets IndexError, checking the exception state immediately after
the call before any other exception-dependent operation. Use the existing
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Review comments at @crates/capi/src/listobject.rs:
- Around line 195-198: Update the `get_item_borrowed` test to verify that each
item's reference count is unchanged across a successful `PyList_GetItem` lookup,
in addition to checking the returned pointer. Use fresh, non-cached items if
small cached integers could hide a reference-count change.
- Around line 203-204: Update the invalid-index checks around PyList_GetItem to
verify that each call returns null and sets IndexError, checking the exception
state immediately after the call before any other exception-dependent operation.
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is it necessary?

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kairosci added 2 commits November 11, 2026 17:32
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Add PyList_GetItem to C API
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Address PyList_GetItem review feedback
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fix(capi): preserve PyList_GetItem cast errors
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Use PyO3 error and borrowed-reference wrappers in the regression test, and do not replace the list cast error with a new SystemError.\n\nAssisted-by: Codex: GPT-6
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Review comments at @crates/capi/src/listobject.rs:
- Line 47: Update the list cast in the PyList_GetItem path to map a failed cast
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the successful PyList path and update the assertion at the referenced test
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The PR description now follows .github/PULL_REQUEST_TEMPLATE.md: it includes the #8156 issue relationship, the AI policy checkbox, and the Summary section. This PR implements only PyList_GetItem, so #8156 remains open. Please re-review.

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